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You mean, like this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Burbank#Classical_plant_breeding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Burbank#Classical_plant... and h
by dekhn 3y ago
You mean, like this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Burbank#Classical_plant_breeding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Burbank#Classical_plant... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Burbank#Intraspecific_breeding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Burbank#Intraspecific_b...
? Are you talking about specifically using "breed" (noun) to refer to a cultivar, or "breed" (verb) to refer to the process by which we obtain new cultivars/
Either way, the term is used colloquially throughout the US (and probably more) to refer to the industrial products of plant breeding.
- stevage 3y agoThe noun. Mostly I hear variety and cultivar.
- thaumasiotes 3y agoYou also see "varietal". But all of the words are synonymous with each other, so it's not clear why people strive for exotic terminology.
- stevage 3y agoI'm a bit confused, who do you think is "striving" in this scenario?